Manufacturing Engineer

Company Overview

Stuart Rush is a private business formed from the legacy electric chain hoist plants of Columbus McKinnon Corporation, with the first Lodestar® hoist made in the 1950s. With long-standing operations in Damascus, VA and Lexington, TN, the company builds on a legacy of quality in chain and hoist manufacturing. Stuart Rush values its employees as the foundation of its success and is committed to fostering a strong, supportive, and resilient workplace. The company is dedicated to delivering reliable products and earning customer trust through consistent performance while building a strong future for its people and customers.

Position Overview:

The Manufacturing Engineer provides technical support to machine shop manufacturing operational activity, with emphasis on milling and turning. Recommend and implement processes, fixtures, tooling, machines, and methods to meet the needs of manufacturing and to support continuous improvement.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide technical support to the machine shop pertaining to machines, processes, tooling, fixturing, programming, metrology, and overall troubleshooting.
• Leads process improvement and cost reduction initiatives, including the application of lean manufacturing principles such as setup reduction.
• Develop and optimize CNC programs and associated tooling for machine tools with Fanuc, Okuma OSP, and Mazatrol controllers.
• Ability to analyze, specify, and bring to full production machinery in the most cost-efficient manner, including the selection and implementation of new capital equipment.
• Develop, evaluate, improve, and document manufacturing processes, including determination of the most effective raw materials, establishing bills of material, and specifying routings.
• Plans and directs production activities and establishes production priorities for products in keeping with effective operations, high quality, on time delivery, and lowest possible cost.
• Compiles and analyzes production, maintenance, and operational information to determine causes of operating or production problems and uses to implement solutions.
• Design and develop manufacturing processes and equipment, related fixtures, and tooling that help achieve short lead times, quick change over, zero defects, and low production costs.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, Competencies, and Abilities:

• Ability to work independently, multi-task, and coordinate activity within cross-functional teams.
• Ability to interpret complex technical drawings, understanding and utilize metrology and geometric tolerancing, and measure complex parts.
• Working knowledge of continuous improvement tools and lean manufacturing.
• Proficiency with Microsoft software applications.
• Proficiency in CAM software, preferably Mastercam
• Experience with hobbing and shaping gear cutting processes and associated part measurement.
• Project management skills, including initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.

Relocation assistance may be available for qualified candidates.

Job will be located at the Damascus, VA facility

Benefits

At Stuart Rush, we value our employees and are committed to offering a competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, as well as life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, paid time off, and a market-leading 401(k) plan.